The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-28 00:00:00

TIHE MARLBOROUGH CLUB COMPANY iLimitech NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Club will be opened for the reception of its Members on FRIDAY, the 12th day of August. S. 0. EATTENBURY, Hon. Secretary. Registered Office of the Company, 6, John-street, Bedford row, W.C. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. Last Night but Two. Extra Night. THIS EVENING (THURSDAY), July 28, will be produced (for the third time, Meyerbeer's grand historical opera, in three act , L'ETOILE DU NORD, with entirely new sce nery, costumes, and appointments. Catterina, Madame Mioia , -Carvalho, her third appearance in that character, and her third appearance this seav,ia ; rrascovia, Mdlle. Maria B r unetti, her third appearance at the Royal Italian Opera ; 'Natalia, Madame Itudersdorff ; Echimona, 3ldlle. Jenny Bauer, her third appearance this seasun ; Danitowitz, Signor Naudia, his third appearance in that character; Giorgio, Signor Neri-Baraldi ; Gritzenko, Signor Ciampi, his third appearance in that character ; Colonel Yeinaulofi, Signor ; General Tcheremetieff, Signor Polonini ; Rai oldo, Signor Capponi ; smailoff, Signor Lucchesi Primo, Signor Yallar ; Uthciale Second°, Slgnor Rossi and Pietro, M. v'aure, his third appearance in that character in England. Conductor, Mr. Costa. The scenery by Mr. W . Beverle y . The machinery by Mr. IL Siornan. 'file appointments by Mr. Brunton. '.l:' he a nd M. cos tumts by Mrs. James , 3l4dame Varlet, Mr. Coombes, Hennier. The dances by M. Desplaces. The Mis-en-r;cene by Mr. A. Harris. Commence at half-past 8 o'clock . Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre ta ls, 10s. 6d., 75., and ss. had ; am phitheatre. 2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and ti ckets may be at the box-office under the portico of the theatre, which and is open from ten till five, and at the principal musicsears' librarians'. _____-------- ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.— Sole Lessee and Manager, 31r. Geo. Vining. Last 3 sights of Millie. Stelia Colas. THIS EVENDTG, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. p -, a y by John Oxenford, Ell M After which, the new : Messrs. Vining, H. ars ,__ THE DIONASTEItY OF ST. JUS I' tor), J. Nelson, J. W. Ray, IL Mellon, IV. Robins, e. Seyton, Chapman; Mrs. 11. Marston, and 3ldlle. htella colas. NEW TAEATBE-R0 YAL, ADELPHL—. ea ,. propr wtor and Manazer. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedforl, Billing.ton, Stuart, Stephen son, Koracr; Xiss Woolgsr, Miss K. Kell. and Mrs. Bil- lington. At 11, OBE TOUCH OF NATURE. Penholder, Mr. Benjamin. Webster ; Constance, 2liss H. Simms. Followed by THE AREA BELLE, with A tsorrible Tale : Diessrs..l. L. Toole, e. Bedford, rt. homer, Woolgar, and 'ars. U. Lewis. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. • . Last three weeks of the present season. Crowded with rank and fashion. Re. engagement of those ce ebrared and popular artistes, Mr. an . Mrs. Charles Mathews. Production of an entirely new original Travestie of a very popular subject, by F. C. Burnano, Esq., entitled FAUST Aj'%D 3IARGUERIrE, in which Mr. and Mts Charles Mathews will appear. The new scenery by the celebrated artists, Messrs. Denson and Sons ; the incidental Ballet by ()sear Byrne. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. J. Johnstone; Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Mass A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentwortn,;Mrs. Stirling, anti Mrs. Chas. Mathews. 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" Can't you leave it alone ?"—Lord MELBOURNE'S delightful motto—as been charmingly adopted, and (so far as he could in any way accomplish it, in spite of some among his over-zealous colleagues) acted upon, by Lord P ALMERSTON. Bat for Earl RUSSELL, as Foreign Secretary, who would on no 113C01111t " leave it alone "—but for Mr. ROBERT LOWE'S department, of which the very same might be said, in reference, namely, to its perverse revision of the Inspectors' Reports—but for Mr.W.CowrEn's persistence in not leaving it alone in regard to the eft-rejected preference of the Royal Academy inte rests over the l'*4 ational Gallery interests, upon that present site of the two, the so called finest site in Eurcpc—but for these and fog one or two other vexatious evidences ot over activity on the part of one Minister or another, both in the Cabinet and out of it—the administr2.tion of Lord PALMERSTUN would have gone on quite swimmingly and smoothly, never once blundering into rough water, from the begin.. ning to the end of the session. Spoken or not sp o k en —all that LordPALMERSTON has had to do in order to abate the now rash imuctuosPy of some among his colleagues, has manifestly brea to remonstrate with them, after that delightfully free and er.,sy man ner of Lord MELBOURNE, with a " Can't you leave it alone ?" If only Lord RUSSELL could have been induced to " leave it alone !" Well—in that case— THE KIN,' LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1864. The noble lord, in his graphic style, declared that "diplomacy is armed reason," and went to explain that if not the Ministers of the weaker States would have as much influence as those of the great Powers of Europe. Thus, when a negotiator sets out by asserting that whether his propositions are entertained or not he will not enforce them he loses his power altogether. The strength of Powers in a Conference is the strength they leave behind them ; and if they declare they will never use that strength, they might as well have none." This fully exposes the errors of the mode employed by the English Ministers at the Conference, also their predetermined notions of a do-nothing-policy, and their evident desire to fail in their aps parent attempts to make Prussia and Austria come to something like terms which reason and rumour did not denounce. Lord ELLENBOROUGEI'S con• eluding remarks deserve to be studied as a master piece of European policy, described by an able and astute judge. He showed how dangerous a tone has been infused into the political bearings of Euro pean affairs. How that this destruction of Denmark has been sanctioned and even encouraged by the other Powers, what will prevent other large States from preying on smaller ones, and thus the old doctrine of Might versus Right will be revived is an age that has more than once boasted of its well nigh complete extermination. The rights of strangers and the liberties of the subject are alike disregarded by the rulers of the aggressive king doms who now trample down justice and ignore mercy altogether. The noble lord in his bold address, declared that all this Schleswig-Holstein scheme has been a " wickedly-laid plan to destroy the liberties of Denmark, and also those of the people of Prussia and Austria. Many may now slight all these remarks and simply regard them as evil prognostications, but the day will come when all these dark predictions will be realised, and the page of history will bear on its record the verifies• tion of Lord ELLENBOROUGEI'S impressive pro phecy, that the cruelties now so rife in different parts of Europe will bring down a terrible doom on their perpetrators, and that such "flagrant offences'against right and justice cannot go on with out a decided chastisement and retribution. " Ministers need never have had to bear the brunt of the one Great Debate of this expiring session—they need never have " come to the scratch" of that for midable and, at one time for them, really alarming division—a division that resulted, it still seems, to many, by little else than a fluke of good luck, in a clear majority o f Eighteen in an immense House. If only Mr. LOWE and his brethren of the Educational Board could have been induced to leave it alone when the inspector's reports were brought up for their examination —not for their revision, observe, but simply , for their examination—Lord ROBERT CECIL would have lost his happiest opportunity for so worrying that little cluster among our Adminis trator s as to constrain Mr. LOWE himself, in a sort of a tiff of virtuous indignation, to give in his re signation ! If, again, the Minister for " Parks and ' Palaces" once upon a time, in our more sylvan days, of "Woods and Forests"—if he, too, could have been persuaded to leave it alone quietly in reference to that, again and again, rejected Court notion of handing over the National Gallery in toto to the Royal Academy, relegating the na tional collection of pictures and sculpture to a bran new site at the back of Burlington House (as so much nearer to those dear, detestable Bromp ton Boilers in the south-eastern corner of South Kensington)—Ministers then, again, in regard to that little matter, would have escaped another of their recent vexations. No : there is not a doubt about it—the plan of plans for holding office com fortably during an indefinite period, is to "leave it alone"—that is, of course, not office, but what have hitherto and quite erroneously been supposed to be the duty or prerogative of the holders of office. Lord PALMERSTON has found it answer, whenever he has been allowed to try it, since the formation of this his second and longest Government. Look at the very question of Parliamentary Reform, for the effectual carrying out of which that Govern. ment was actually called into existence, He has left it alone, And his so leaving it alone has suc ceeded to admiration. Parliamentary Reform is now nowhere at all as a " vexed question," Mr. BRIGHT has long ago given over that systematic agitation of it, in great Speeches at monster meet ings, that agitation by him of the Great Question of Parliamentary Reform, by which week after week, month after month, several years ago, he was wont to "'fright the isle from its propriety." .Pas de role was the axiom of TALLEYRAND. It is vir tually that also of PALMERSTON. The Veteran Premier can't endure the overzealous. And he has so far infected his most energetic colleague, the hitherto most conspicuous and most energetic among all his colleagues as a Reformer—meaning, of course, Earl RUSSELL—by urging the latter at last to his memorable utterance (an utterance indicative of his resignation—as a Reformer, not as a Minis ter !)—his ever-memorable utterance of those four now notorious words " Rest and be thankful I" The great mysterious problem of problems at the Cir cumlocution Office, has long since been solved, to the entire satisfaction of the whole race of Barnacles, that arch-problem seemingly of all Administration under their auspices—How Not To Do It. The most popular author of our age, the most delightful genius of our time, has celebrated the peculiarities of this profound system of Government in one of his later masterpieces. How Not To Do It has, happily for the whale race of Barnacles, if for no one else, long since been discovered. It is the province, it is the recognised privilege, it is the pre-ordained prerogative it is, so to speak, the metier, the forte, the one purpose in life of Lord PALMERSTON to apply it I Or, at any rate, to see—if Ministers can't leave it alone altogether, that, at the very least, they should do so as much as possible. The final report of the Select Committee upon Dockyard Accommodation, which is now laid before the public in the shape of a Parliamentary paper, will be read with considerable interest. Its sug gestions are worth attention and consideration, although by no means of equal value. The ques. tion of foreign dock accommodation is rightly re• garded by the committee as being of considerable importance. One of the points in which the iron vessels, now so general, bear an unfavourable corn• parison to the old wooden walls is the necessity of frequent cleaning. The case of. the Alabama was cited in the House the other night in evidence of this fact, since no iron vessel could have kept at sea without cleaning or repairs for the length of time during which the famous Southern privateer was the terror of the Northern shipping. In any case the necessity of sending our large vessels on foreign stations home for the inevitable cleaning is a loss of time and a great inconvenience; led in time of w4r such a course might be attended by mc,st serious results. If the enemy eoeald reckon ren the enforced absence of part of car fleet for six or eight weeks, he might take ready advantage of the knowledge, and while Ilngland possesses so many dependencies in all parts of the globe it is somewhat ridiculous that her first-class ships must perform a tedious voyage home before they can find a suitable graving dock. According to the established principle of preparation for "war being the best security for peace, it is wise not only to increase the number of our ships but to provide for their efficiency in time of need. It is therefore satisfactory to find the com mittee expressing such decided views on the sub ject, and setting aside all timid and hesitating doubts about expense where the honour and safety of the country are concerned, boldly assert that a considerable outlay will be necessary before the re quirements of the public service are fulfilled. It is especially gratifying that the committee express themselves most decidedly about the Malta dock, which occasioned such an animated discus sion in the House last year. Public attention was called to the matter, and there could scarcely be two opinions as to the superiority of the French creek over the site selected by the Admiralty. The advantages were indeed so manifest that the very authorities who persisted in continuing the works at the Mersa admLtted them, but excused themselves for such seeming inconsistency on the plea of keep• ing faith with the Colonial Government. The corn • mittee evade this difficulty by recommending that in the event of a French creek being placed at the disposal of the Government this country should offer to construct a dock at the Mersa for the use of merchant ships. The decisive opinions which were given in this matter by those best qualified, from long acquaintance with the island and official experience, to judge, left the committee no room for a different verdict, still it is satisfactory that they should have ex- pressed themselves so positively as to the necessity of altering the mistaken Flan hitherto followed. It is also proposed that a dock is required at Bermuda suitable for the accommodation of first-class ships, while at other colonial stations it is suggested that the method adopted at Hong Kong should be tried, and a reasonable sum advanced to private parties constructing a dock, provided it be of sufficient dimensions and be at the service of her MAJESTY'S ships whenever required—the sum advanced being in proportion to every foot of depth attained beyond 20 feet and up to 21 feet. It is further thought that such an arrangement might with advantage be made with private firma in this country. This proposal is, however, part of a most extraordinary scheme suggested by the committee which will cere tainly not commend itself to the good setae or public spirit of the country. In consideration of the great expenses which will be entailed by the necessary enlargements and improvements in our dockyards here and abroad, it is gravely p roposed to suppress Deptford, Woolwich, and Pembroke Dockyards altogether; and the money derived from the sale of these valuable sites would, it is thought, go far towards meeting the fresh expenses in curred. That is to say, that the Government is to sell these yards, now in good working order, and to spend the money thus obtained in paying private firms to do the work it might have done for itself. 'We are to build up with ono hand and to pull down with the other. While professing to b 3 anxious to secure the best sites for our docks we aro to abandon one of the finest harbours in the world. We might as well give up Portsmouth as Pembroke. A harbour like Milford Haven is certainly not easily matched in any European country, and when the Government have such a bite at their service, what folly would it be to abandon the advantage and give the bens Be of all their outlay to private speculators ? It is I just the same principle advocated by Mr. COBDEN the other evening in another aspect ; but before L Woolwich and Deptford are sold, and the Admi ralty are placed at the mercy of contractors, let the country call to mind the disastrous results which have too often followed from being compelled to depend upon private firms for vessels in time of war. In olden days the Bristol raerehento made fortunes Lord ELLENBOROITGH'S speech, the other evenh, log, was an admirable vindication of the rights of nations, and it was ttlso an, exposure of the very fallacious course pursued by our Government. The Danish question has now become a very painful topic, most distasteful to those whose shortcom ings have been so manifest, and distressing to those who witness with horror and regret the diminution of their country's influence and the decadence of her high and honourable spirit in the part she has been compelled to play. Lord ELLENBOROUGII is a well known debater of great fluency, and an orator of considerable powers, but even he had a hard task to invest the details of this hackneyed question with life and vigour, and to infuse into his discourse a vivid energy, and a spirit worthy alike of the speaker and his subject. He succeeded to admiration ; and it is a source of satisfaction that at the eleventh hour of the ses sion we have heard this brilliant and effective dis quisition on foreign affairs uttered by one who is not only a skilled politician and an effective orator, but a man who is thoroughly embued with the true old English spirit of fair play and the love of independence. Perhaps the conduct of oar Government has never appeared worse, and been more conspicuously shown forth than in this ora tion. There was not the hurry and excitement of a debate of great moment, nor the keen watch fulness as to the issue of a close division, to spoil the effect or interfere with the attention of those who heard, and those who read the speeches, and therefore the remarks of Lord ELLENBOROUGH became all the more telling, and they will remain impressed upon the memory as among the last . utterances of the session that are worthy of notice. In a masterly manner did the noble lord expose the fallacies which have marked the arguments of those who have been guidieg affairs during this crisis in the affairs of Europe. He mentioned the absurdity of the excuse given for the nonfulfillment of the conditions of the Treaty of 1852 under the plea of a change of circumstances. This reason cannot hold good, and the excuse made as to the right of a people to choose its own rulers, Lord ELLENEOROUGH forcibly denounced as quite un tenable and preposterous. The aspect of things at present in Denmark and her Duchies is quite dif ferent to the state of affairs at the time when the Doke of WELLINGTON recognised the right of the French people to choose their own Sovereign. The French people are sure to impress their character upon their Government, but it is very different with a State like Holstein. Truly did Lord ELLEN BOROUGh say that it is impossible for their wishes I to be accorded without disturbing the balance of power in all parts of Europe. We have as yet but a glimmering of the fact, but before very long there will be ample proofs of the folly and perversity which have marked the course pursued by our Go vernment ; and it is not likely that the present gene ration will see the termination of the evil brought about by many conflicting causes. Th ere i s the greed of Prussia, the arrogance of Austria, and the mistaken policy of Denmark in giving up too readily at first to the demands of the invaders. The chi e f cause of all this misery is, however, the unworthy attitude assumed by England from the outset. Lord ELLENEOROUGII, in his analysis of events, forcibly dilated upon the extraordinary nature of the con duct of the German Powers, and stated it to be his conviction that at the commencement of the contest they had entertained no idea of proceeding to such extremities as have lately distinguished their course, but were induced to go on and increase in arrogance in consequence of our tame and dispirited demean our. Also the strictures passed on the attitude of our Cabinet At the Conference are most striking. out of Government contracts, and old naval officers can bear witness to the worthlessness of many of their ships. Greenwich pensioners, too, could spin strange yarns about " the forty thieves," " the jack.ass frigates!' and the 11 ten•gun coffins." Modern times are not so much improved if we may take the gunboats built during the Crimean war as a sample. The contract system is essentially one for time of peace, when there is leisure to inspect or reject the goods supplied, but in the hour of danger or emergency the country should be able to depend upon its own resources. We cannot fear, therefore, that so preposterous a scheme will obtain the favour of the country, or secure the sanction of Parliament. The rest of the report recommending the construc tion of a first-class dock id Cork harbour, and im provements at Davonport and Keyhem, in addition to the remarks on our foreign dockyards, shows so much good sense and practical perception of the wants of the service, that we can only marvel that the eommittee should have been induced to make so extraordinary and extravagant a proposition. AMERICA. (Per the City of Baltimore.) NEW YORK, JULY 16. Adviccs from the Army of the Potomac up to the 14th have been received. Some skirmishing had occurred along the lines, but the general situation of the army remained unchanged. The troops were vigorously engaged in strength ening the works, and heavy siege guns were about to open upon the enemy's position. Recent movements of the Confederates atcate that they purpose a demonstration heavy force ' against the Federal rear. iao Petersburg and Weldon Railroad has ' - deen repaired by the Code. derates, and is 13: - , iv i n use by them. The Co federate demonstration against Washing ton a ppears to have terminated in a manner justify ing the belief that no serious purpose of capturing the - Federal capital was entertained by the invaders. A Washington despatch states that skirmishing continued all day on the 12th at a distance of from file to seven miles from the city. In the evening the garrison of Fort Stevens made a sally upon the Confederates, who were menacing the fort, and drove them back. They left one hundred of their wounded behind, and on the afternoon of the 13th the entire force passed through Rockville, mov ing rapidly towards Edward's Ferry, at which point they crossed the Potomac, it is believed, in full retreat to Richmond. They take with them an immense amount of supplies, including several thousand head of cattle, gathered during the raid. Most of their infantry returns mounted. It is now believed that the strength of the invading force has been greatly exaggerated. No definite idea, how ever, as to their numbers or future intentions can be formed from the reports thus far received. The general belief is that the raiders numbered from 8,000 to 15,000 men, under the command of Early and Breckenridge, and that their object was to col lect horses and supplies, to destroy railroad pro perty, and to menace Washington, with a view to draw away a portion of Grant's force from before Petersburg, thereby affording General Lea an opportunity to assume the offensive with better chances of success. It is even rumoured that the Confederates only retired across the Potomao in order to secure a safe transfer of their booty to Richmond, and that they were expecting reinforcements, and would again cross the Potomac on receiving them. A Federal force is said to have crossed at Edward's Ferry in pursuit, and it is also reported that an expedition under Sheridan has started to check their retreat until the pursuing column can overtake them. Railway and telegraphic communication between Baltimore and Washington is reestablished. The principal damage sustained by the Phila■ delphia and Baltimorb Railroad is in the defame tion of the bridge over Gunpowder Creek, The damage done to the Baltimore and Ohio Road is not stated, but is believed to be quite serious. The large iron bridge ever the Monocacy, by reason of its great strength, escaped serious injury. The country through which the raiders passed was en• tirely cleared of its live stock and other supplies, and the loss sustained, which falls principally upon Union farmers, amounts to several million dollars. The property of Secessionists was generally re spected. The escape of General Franklin, and his safe arrival at Baltimore, is announced. Gsn. Franklin escaped from his guards while they slept in a bivouac near Reicesterstown. He secreted himself in the woods all night, and reached the Uaien lines on the following c:ay. The immediate danger to the capital being over, the militia called out for its defence have been mustered out of service. General Auger now commands at Washington, and is taking precautions to guard against any further demonstration against the city. Nothing further has been heard from the corn. mands of Hunter or Segel. Advices from General Sherman's army state that after the assault on the Confederate position at Kenesaw Mountain, on the 27th ult., General Sher man, finding that the works coald be carried only by a fearful sacrifice of life, resolved to flank them. With this view, M4Pherson's corps was moved, on the night of the Ist of July, towards Nickajaek Creek, on the extreme right. A reconnoisance on the following mornicg developed the fact that the Confederates had evacuated the position during the night. Sherman immediately moved in pursuit, and on the evening of the 3d, his advance occupied Marietta. About three miles south of the town, the Confederates made a stand behind some hastily constructed breastworks, from which they were promptly driven by assault. Skirmishing continued between Sherman's advance and Johnston's rear• guard until the sth, when the entire Confederate forces retreated across the Chatahoochie river. It is unofficially stated that the Federals had also crossed the river, and were pushing on after their retreating enemy, whose force had been reduced to less than 50,000 men. Confederate accounts to the 9th state that John ston had fallen back to an impregnable position on the south bank of the Chatohoochie river, and that his troops were in splendid condition and spirits. A Natchez despatch, which however lacks con firmation, states that Johnston had been forced back to Atlanta, and that Sherman's army was before the fortifications of that place. Guerillas were active in Sherman's rear, but had effected nothing of serious importance. The _Richmond Examiner states that a Federal force of 4,000, occupying Jackson, Mississippi, was attacked on the eith by the Confederates, under General West Adams, and that the Federals were driven with severe loss back to Clinton. A Federal fleet of six gunboats and seven trans• ports were at tho mouth of the White River, Ar kansas, on the 11th. Its destination was unknown. The Confederate forces under Price were reported to be moving towards Missouri. Advices from South Carolina state that the Fe derals had captured a battery on the south end of James Island. The position bad been Entrenched and occupied by a force under General Schemel fening. It was believed that this lodgment could be held against any force the Confederates could bring it, and that it would prove of great value in further operations against Charleston. The Federals had been repulsed in a night attack on Fort Johnson, the entiro•aesaulting force of 150 men, under Colonel Hoyt, being made prisoners by the Confederates. FINANCIAL. NEW YORK, July 15, p.m. The money market continues very stringent. Gold closed dull at 2501, a fall of 27 during three days. This decline is attributed entirely to the tightnes3 of the money market. It is said that Secretary Fessenden has not succeeded in effecting a loan from the banks, and that the immediate re quirements for money by the Government will be met by a further issue of legal tender notes. Ezehangs is dull at 274 for bankers' hills. The share market is weak. E:ie, 1134 ; Hudson LATEST INTELLIGENC . . E River, 127; New York Central, 134;; Reading, 131 ; Central, 12.5 ; Michigan Central, 131; LRETJTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Michigan Southern, 84 ; Chicago and Rock Island, 109 ; Pittsburg, Fort Wagner, and Chicago, 113 ; Pacific Mail, 280. SOUTHAMPTON, JULY, 28. The steamer New York, with mails and passen gers from New York, arrived off the Needles at 11.35 a.m. to-day. Shakspere Memorial. The following circular has been issued to the subscribers : Sir,—At a meeting of the Executive Committee, hel,;:i at the Society of Arts, the Right Hon. W. F. Cowpr,r in the chair, a suggestion was received from the Puke of Man• chester (Chairman o f Executive), to the ',ilea that a state ment of facts should be laid before tfr 4 subscribers, and their concurrence invited in a plaii ey which it is hoped that their wishes may be ultT:alately carriel into effect. The proposal was unania:ously adopted. The subscription list now amounts to £2,250; the ex penditure to about £970 ; balance, about £1,280. Thia balance, it is thought, may be somewhat increased ; not so largely as to justify the Executive in submit ting to the subscribers a costly scheme for a memorial in one of the public parks ; but so far as to secure for London a monument of Shakapere, at least equal in importance to the statues which foreign countries have erected to their national poets, The new Thames Embankment will offer unusual advantages for such works, and a noble and appropriate site may be secured on this road near the Temple Gardens. After much consideration of the matters intrusted to their charge, the Executive are unanimously of opinion that the subscribers would do well to allow the abcve balance to be invested, with a view to its increase, until the Thames Embankment shall have been built, and further steps can be beneficially taken, _ _ May we ask the favour of your stating whether you ob ject to this recommendation ? It you concur, you need not take the trouble to write; unless you should think proper to favour the Executive with suggestions for carrying out the common wishes of the subscribers. If you object to the recommendation, we should be glad to receive your com mends by the first day of August, We have the honour to remain; your obedient servants, W. iIII'IVORTH DIXON, 1 Hon, Seca J. 0. BALLIWELL. j C. L. Gruneisen, Esq., F.11.G.5. 120, Pall-mall, July 20, 1864. We have been requested to publish the following reply to the above circular : To the Hon. Secretaries of the Shakspeare Memorial. Gentlemen,—ln reply to your circular of the 20th, I must protest against any application of the money raised for a grand memorial towards a petty monument, to figure on the Thames Embankment, to be pointed at by the finger of scorn, as the failure of the London Committee to do honour to Shakspeare. I think that a meat:lg of the subscribers ought to be convened at once, tQ consider the best course to be pur sued ; but in tb. - e event of the Executive Committee not deeming it expedient to meet the general body of sub scribec,, then I beg respectfully to suggest that it would b far better to appropriate the funds in hand, after audit of the expenditure, to the Dramatic College for the schools. I remain, gentlemen, your obedient seruant, C, 14. GIiVNEIS4N. IG, Surrey-street, Strand, Vir,O.) London, July 25, 1801. Improvements in Artificial Light. The eminent Professor Leibeg in one of his learned papers dwells at considerable length on the importance that would attach to the completion of a lamp, for domestic purposes, which would have the brilliancy of gas without itikdisagree able qualities, viz., smoke, heat, and noxious vapour. At one time it was thought that object had been attained, by the invention of the " moderator," and still later on, by that for the consumption of parafin ; but the introduc tion of petroleum as an article of commerce has rendered further labours necessary :o accomplish that which Leibeg desired. The illuminative properties of petroleum have long been acknowledged, but the danger of its consumption has tended in a very great degree to discourage its use. That circumstance, however, has entirely been surmounted in the great improvement that has just been effected by the Messrs. Deities in the construction of a petroleum lamp. The novelty consists in some peculiar arrangement of the burner, by which a beautiful white light of extraordinary brilliancy is attained ; but that which is of the highest im portance is, that there is a perfect freedom from heat. The lamp submitted to our inspection gave a fine clear white flame, which burned with such steadiness that the moat minute work could be effected with the greatest :ease ; another matter matter equally important is, that combus tion is perfect. The enterprising firm have not confined their efforts to the production of an article simply for the rich, but, feeling the importance of the discovery, they in tend to place before the public lamps suitable for every class of person—from the owner of a palace down to the tenant of a cottage; therefore the material used in the construction of the new lamp is of the most substantial de scription. To effect perfect freedom from danger in the consumption of petroleum is certainly of the utmost im portance, and the well-known standing of the firm will be a sufficient guarantee that all they profess to do may be implicitly relied on. They have hitherto effected many great improvements in the production of artificial light, and their latest effort will heighten the celebrity they have already attained, THE MAILS, SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday.-- The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Syria, Captai n E, Christian, sailed h ence t o -day for Gibral tar, Malta, a nd Alexandria, with th e B om b a y ma ils, a full cargo, and specie and jewelry, value L 119,763 Bs—viz ,, for Alexandria—watches, £l2O. For Bombay bar silv er, £96,280; bar gold, £13,000; gold co i n , £9,000; watches , &0., £1,367 Bs. She takes out 14 fi rs t an d '27 second class passengers, and eight proceed by the corresponding s teamer from Marseilles, nicking a total o f 49, am ong whom a r e Capt. Carden and Capt. Grantham, for Gibraltar; Lieut. H. Austin and the Rev. L. Granth a m, for Malta ; Ca p tain Fraser, C a pt a i n an d Mrs. C, J o h nson , for Bombay , &e. The Hambu rg -AmericanComp an y' s scre w steamer Saxonia, Capt. N. Trautmann, also left t o -d a y f o r New York, with German, French, and English mails, 72 saloon, and a full number of steerage passengers, an d a large cargo. THE WILLENHALL MURDER.--William Glover, locksmith, sur rendered t o hi s b a il at the Stafford assizes on Tu es d a y, on the c h arge o f having stolen from the person of William Lyons, the police tfficer who was murdered on the Sth May, at th e t o wnship of Willehal l, one staff, the property of the c oun ty of Stafford. Mr Bou g he y , who had been engaged for th e p ros ecution, said he did n ot purpose to take any evidence in the case, as fou r of the five prisoners who had been indicted on the cha r g e of murder had been sentenced to lengthened terms of imprisonment, and the ends of justice had therefore been secured. The offence with which the accused was charged was prior to the murder, and he was b oun d t o say that the s taff di d not appear to have been taken with an y felonious intention. Mr Justice Shee said he agreed with the preceding remarks, and instructed the jury to acquit the prisoner. A verdict . Yesterday Freda. of not guilty was found and re corded. THE CONDMENED CONTIOT-- rick Chas. Bricknell, now lying under sentence of death in Newgate for the murder of Jane Geary, at the Lien Tavern, Islington New Cattle Market, was visited in his cell by some of his relatives, with whom he had a fare well interview, in the presence of the gaol officials. The wretched culprit appear e d th e least moved of anyone pre sent. He does not attempt to palliate his crime, but appears quite willing to pay the forfeit of his life for it. He will take a final farewell of his father on Friday. The exe cution takes place on Monde.y morning next, in front of the Old Bailey. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—Oa the forenoon of Friday last, between 9 and 10 o'clock, a dreadful accident occurred in No, 2 Distillery, at Port Dundas, belonging to Metiers. M. M Tartan° and Co. It hppears that a tun, con taining between 8,000 and 10,000 gallons of wash, heated by steam up to 180 deg, burst, and the hot liquid scalded a fireman named Robert M'lntyre, 23 years of age, residing in Forth-street, Port Dundas; the foreman, named James Maxwell, residing in Stewart-street, Cowcaddens ; and two boys named John Somerville, aged nine years, and David Fife, aged eight years. The sufferers were immediately conveyed to the Infirmary, bat the injuries which M'lntyre and the boys had sustained were of such a serious character that they expired, the boy Somerville on Friday afternoon, M'lntyre the came evening, and the boy Fyfe on Saturday afternoon. M‘latyre was unmarried. The boy Somerville and his companion, Fyfe, had gone to the distillery with his father's breakfast. Maxwell, the foreman, is seri ously irjured, but hopes are entertained of his recovery. —Scotsman. TAX L'FON RAILWAY TRAVELLING..—In the finan cial year ending with March, 18d4, the tax upon passengers taken by railway in Great Britain reached £103,625. In Ireland the tax is unknown. THE BOMBAY 74—i Ls. -LLEXANDRIA, JULY 27. s,na Massilia, with the above mails, acre at 4 p.m. this day. The Eu7: - leff. ' The farmer may be expected at Marseilles about the 2d, and the latter at Southampton abort the Bth August. The Salsette, with the outward mil of 12-18th July, left Sun for Bombay at noon this day. FRANCE. BOURSE, July 27.—Owing to the near approach of the settlement there has been but little business done, but the market is DUE rtheless firm, and prices show but slight variation. Threes, for the Account, opened at 661. 10c., and are now at 66f. 121 c. Mo bilia now stands 9921. 50e. Riilway Shares are firm. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents. 24 35 Do. end 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 05 Credit Mobiher 986 25 Do. end month 985 Bank Shares 337.5 Credit Fancier 1200 Roman ...... 'ltalian Loan 6B 05 Do. end month 6B 05 Ditto Threes .. New Mexican ~.. 56a Russian Austrian .. B3 50 Spanish Threes., 5O 50 Rome Debt Deferred RAIL 'AYE). Cesh. Account. Orleans - 875 .. 873 75 Northern. 977 60 ~ 876 25 Lyons and Mediterranean 890 .. 893 75 New ditto Southern ..... ... 640 .. 610 Western Eastern ..... ~,•,.. 475 --- .. 475 Sardinian Austrian . LOlrbard - 525 .. 528 75 North of Spain ...... Saragossa 525 .. 526 25 Ditto to Barcelona - The Murder on the North London Railway, LATEST PARTICULARS. The police authorities are still making investigations with a view to the clearing up of various obscure points connected with the robbery and murder of Mr Thomas Briggs on the night of the 9th inst , on the North London Railway, and especially to elicit some evidence corroborative of the state ment made by Mr Thomas Lee, to the effect that he saw two men in the railway carriage with the deceased gentleman, at Bow, on the night in question. Ono statement, which has not hitherto been made public, is that of another party, who affirms that he also saw Mr Briggs at the same place. He states that Mr Briggs was dozing back in the carriage, and he is positive that there was one man opposite him. He adds, that ho thinks there was a second individual in the carriage, but he is not absolutely certain upon the point. It appears very certain that Mr Brigg's murderer did not get into the carriage at Bow station, and therefore the most natural interference is that he got in at Fenchurch-street. It will not have escaped observation that, according to the evidence of Mrs Blyth, the supposed murderer, Francis Muller, was in the habit of coming home regularly at an early hour up to within about a week of the murder, but that during that week he came home late, without giving any explanation of his change of habits. This period was also that during which he had discharged himself from Mr Hodgkinson's employ. Strange to say, no information can be obtained as to his doings during that time. Ho was not in the habit of travelling by the North Lon don Railway, the Bow and Hackney-wick stations being upwards of a mile distant from the house where he lodged, while the Old Ford omnibus went past his door and that of his employer in Threadneedle-street. He therefore used that conveyance whell he wanted one is preference to the railway. By the dire of the coroner and jury, the officials of the North London Railway have caused the line to be measured from ftho Bow station to the spot where the body of Mr Briggs was found. It measures er..actly three-quarters of a mile, and the distance thence to Hackney-wick station is 800 yards. From Bow to Hackney-wick there is a very considerable incline, as the line passes under the Bow-road, and then through a deep cutting upon the Metropolitan main drainage works at Old Ford, where it passes over the new sewer at a level nearly 21 feet above that of the road. While at this part the trains are shut out from view except to those occupying the houses which fringe the line along Fairfield-road and Park-terrace, on shooting over the sewer the whole of the carriages can, in a manner, be looked into by any one passing along tho road from the sewer to the Mlford Castle, Victoria Park; and in crossing Duckett's Canal the train passes over a bridge within a very short distance of that over the road which runs parallel to it, From the Mitiord Castle the left side of the railway is lined with houses, which overlook the interior of the trains as they pass. But even if anything wrong were going on the glance that could be obtained would only be momentary. In order to overcome the resistance of the incline the trains are driven at the utmost speed--generally at the rate of 30 or 40 miles an hour. Last night the distance from Bow to Hackney wick was run in 2 min. 25 secs. This would leave hardly a space of time of one minute and a quarter for the commis sion of the murder and the casting of the body out of the carriage -door, if the testimony is to be absolutely relied upon that the robbery and murder had not been in progress before the train arrived at Bow. if there is no mistake or misapprehension on the part cf Mr Lee, the deceased gen tleman was not asleep—he was quite observant when the train was at the Bow platform—and it is therefore certain that no attack could have been attempted or commenced until Bow had been left well behind; and this would have still further diminished the One in which the murderer must have done his work. A fact which may have an ulterior significance has tran spired. The sons of the deceased gentlemen were in the habit of having their clothes made at the shop in which Francis Muller was employed as a journeyman tailor, and it is not impossible that in this way Muller might have 14e come acquainted with the fact cf Mr Briggs's connexion with a bank in. Lombard-street. After the murder the black leather bag which Mr Briggs carried with him was found thrown under the seat of the railway carriage with marks of blood-stained fingers on the lock. The bag had been exa mined by the murderer, who, finding it empty, threw it away from him. It would almost seem as if the bag and what it might naturally be supposed to contain had formed the principal inducement for the perpetration of the crime. It has already been mentioned that a fellow-lodger of Muller's had in his possession a life -preserver, which he kept at the head of his bed, and to which Muller could have had access. The weapon was sent yesterday by the authorities to an eminent analytical chemist to be tested for blood and other stains. The result of the examination has not, of course, been made known. DISAGREEABLE SURPRISE.—A miner left St. Austell, Cornwall, a few years ago, leaving at home a wife and daughter, with the intention of bettering bis condition• He succeeded very well at the diggings, and for some time sent regular supplies of money to his wife. At length he stopped doing so, and the poor woman war obliged to apply for parish relief, which was granted. Being resolved to satisfy herself as to her husband's position, she was enabled, by subscriptions and accepting a situation to take charge of two children to Melbourne, to procure a pas sage to the colony in September last. A letter has been received from her stating that her husband had turned farmer, and was residing about 50 miles from Ballarat. She first saw him in the harvest field, and on being asked if he knew her said he believed he did, and afterwards confessed that ho was married to another woman, At the end of two days the Australian wife gave up her claim on the receipt of £2OO. The legal wife, who was a very respectable woman, has intimated her intention of refunding what she received from the parish. TT THE PRECINCT OP THE SAVOY, notwithstanding the decline and fall of the hospital, its chief struc ture, contained:many commodious houses, and held a busy population. The King's presses were maintained here, and here ail proclamations, acts of Parliament, and gazettes were issued. Here, too, the Looks of the Royal Society, and other contributions to popular and scientific literature, were produced, as we learn from the title page of the Anglia Notilia, now lying before us, which inform us that the work was printed in the Savoy by T. N. for John Martyn, printer to the Royal Society, at the Bell in St. Paul's-church yard, in the year 1671. Besides the royal chapel of the Savoy, which was assigned to the parish of St. Mary-1e- Strand on the destruction of the old church by the Protec tor of Somerset, there were churches, or congregations, established for the Dutch, High Germans, French, and Lutherans, and also Protestant dissenters. But the chapel of the Savoy alone possessed the privilege of sanctuary, and this circumstance draw into the place the worst cha racters, and often led to serious consequences. Whenever an attempt was made to follow a debtor or other offender into the precinct, the mob assembled and executed summary vengeance, in accordance with the wild customs of the locality. In 1696 a creditor went into the Savoy to demand a debt of one who had taken sanctuary. The population immediately poured cut from every nook and corner, seized the unfortunate creditor, tarred and feathered him, and in that condition conveyed him in a wheelbarrow into the Strand and bound him to the maypole, where they left him. Once a lralc, , • • , A var steamer,' apprienily ram, carrying the Federal American flig, was seen on Tuesday afternoon steaming pea the Isle of Wiglat to the westward. -,, Clurt . eirtilbt HER MAJESTY, OSBORNE, July Majesty, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday. Major-General Seymour was in attendence. Royal Highness tho Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Clifton, arrived at Osborne from -London yesterday evening. The Prince and Princess of Wales at Goodwood. Yesterday morning, at ten minutes to eleven, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Widca, at tended by Captain Grey and Mrs F. Stoner, took their departure from Frogmore House, and drove to the Windsor station of the South-Western Railway, en route for Good wood, on a visit to the Duke of Richmond, whose guests the royal party will remain till to .morrow (Friday), when. the prince and princess aro expected to proceed to Osborne. At eleven o'clock precisely the royal train left Windsor, travelling at a fast pace along the South Western RailwaYs via Staines, Feitham, Richmond, and Putney, to Clapham Junction, which was reached at 11.33. The South-Western engine was then detached, and a Brighton locomotive coupled to the special, which was transferred to the charge of ➢lr Hawkins, the traffic manager of the Brighton and South Coast Railway. The royal train left Clapham at 11.45, and proceeded on its route to Chichester, via Bel ham and Windmill Bridge to Reigate Junction, which was made at 12.19 pm. Thencs the journey was continued by way of Three Bridges and Ford Junction to the Chichester station on the South Coast, where their royal highnesses arrived about 1.39, Their royal highnesses reached Goa.- wood about two o'cicok. THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PRIISSIA.—By his Majesty's order, the customary prayers for the safe delivery of the Crown Princess will bo offered up in the churcheo throughout Prussia from and after August 14 next, His Royal Highness Prince Leopold will lay the first stone of a new infirmary at Bishop's Waltham, in Hampshire, on Thursday, August 4. His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse will probably be present. Their Roy al Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and Princees Mary are expected to leave Cambridge Cottage: Kew, about the middle of next month, on a tour. The Dake and Duchess of Athole are expected home early in November from North Amerka, where the noble duke is doing duty with the let Battalion of the Scott; Fusiliei Guards in Canada. The Earl de Grey will leave town early in.the ensuing week for a tour of inspection of the military fortifi cations on the western coasts. The countess will stay during the noble earl's absence with the Countess of Ripal at Putney. The Earl of Suffolk mud Berkshire has arrived at the Portland Hotel, Southsea, from London. The Countess of Dunmore arrived at her residenCe on Carlton-house-terrace on Tuesday evening from DO' more Park, near Stirling, N.B. Katherine Dowager Countess of Dundonald is still at her residence at Neuilly, near Paris. Her ladyshiP is prevented by severe indisposition from proceeding to Vichy, as she intended• Count and Countess de Flahault have arrived at Coventry House, Piccadilly, from Germany. The nob count and countess will shortly leave town on a visit to tbe Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne at Bowood, and then go to the countm's scat in Scotland for the shooting season. Viscount and Viscountess de Vesci and Hon. Misses Vesci will leave their residence on Carlton-house terrace for their seat in Ireland early in the ensuing week. The Baron de Maw), and the Baroness de Maui. and family have left Thomas's Motel, Berkeley-square, for Germany. Lldy Llanover has had several receptions daring the last week, including two afterno,on assemblies, with dancing parties, and one evening dance, all of which were numerously attended. DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM BRERETON, AND K.H.—Major-General Sir W. Brereton, of the Royal Horse Artillery, died yesterday at noon, at the Al' bany, Piccadilly. The lamented general, who was verging upon his 78th year, obtained his commission as second lieu tenant in May, 1803. He had the honour of serving continuous period of active service, from the early part of the Peninsular war up to the occupation of Paris. The lat general served in Spain from December, 1809, and was pre sent at the defence of Cadiz and of Fort Matagada, the ar tillery at which last-named place ho commanded, He served in the batteries at the siege of Sin Sebastian—was present in the battles of Baressa, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Orthes, and Toulouse. In the campaign in the Netherlands he was present at Quatre Bras and at Waterloo. In addi tion to the principal engagements, he took part in the retreat frorn Burgos—at San Munos, near Salamanca, Helette, St. Palais, Sauveterre, Aire, and Tarbes. He commanded a division, as second iu command of the expedition under Major. General d'Aquilar, which assaulted and took the forts of the Bocca Tigris, in the Canton Rive:, those of staked barriers, and of the city of Canton, when t:79 pieces of heavy ordnance were spiked. On the outbreak of the war with Russia. be prcceeded to the East, and took part in the war, being on board her Majesty's ship Britannia under the command of his relation, Vies-Admiral Sir James W. D' Dundas, and directed the rockets fired against the foes an d city of Sebastopol in 1854. For a short period he held the command of the Irish constabulary, and for a time we ll commandant of the 4th brigade of the Royal Horse Artil lery. In 1838 he was made a companion of the Order of the Bath, having the year previously been made a Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. In 1861 the gallan t _ officer was nominated a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, in recognition of his military services. Si r William had also contributed largely in a literary sens e t° his military renown by his writings on the improvement, of artillery. The late general held the silver war medal with six clasps, and the Crimean medal and clasp for Sebastop^l• Hia commissions bore date as follows :—Second-lieuten ant May 10. 1805—first lieutenant, June 1, 18C6—captaieo Sept. 30, 1816—brevet major, Jan. 21, 1819—brevet Bent - colonel, Jay. 10, 1837—lieut.-colonel, Aug. 179 1843— ' d brevet colonel, Nov. 11, 1851—colonel, Jan. 24, 1554 -44 major-general, Dec. 16, 1834. THE FIRST ASSIZES IN MANCHESTER; These assizes were held under a special commission iu October, 1694, being the sixth year of the reign of William and Mary. Their object was the trial of Lord Molyneux, three baronets, and four gentlemen, of this and the adjoining county of Cheshire, on charges of high treason, it being alleged against them that they bad "imagined and intended the overthrow of this Govern ment, and the bringing in of foreign power," and that theY had accepted several commissions, " levied men, provide d artus,and taken measures when and how to act." The trials took place in the " Sessions House, which formerly stood in the square opposite the present Exchange." All the prisoners were acquitted, the jury believing that the charge of a plot was concocted by a man named Leant, evh° had been extensively engaged as a Jacobite agent. A g °° "" deal of detailed information respecting these trials w ill be found in the 28th volume of the Chetham Society's publics' tions. AN AMERICAN ORDER.-- , Gen. Taylor, the Conte` derate commander in Louisiana, recently issued a il order congratulating his men upon their achieve ments' After giving a catalogue of their spoils, and so forth, he 6ss' ,, fl ' —" Along 100 miles of his path the flying foe, with 0 0 " than savage barbarity, burned every house and vil la€ ,,,! within his reach. You extinguished the burning ruins 1- his base blood, and were nerved afresh to vengeance by t."(itle cries of women and children left without shelter or 10°- r Long will the accursed race remember the great river ?ei Texas and Louisiana. The characteristic hue of his turbi or" waters has a darker Hoge from the liberal admixtur e of fat blood. The cruel alligator and ravenous garfish ev°l.s er . ' on rich food, and our native vulture holds high revery many a festering corpse. If the stern valour of o ur we' trained infantry was illustrated on the bloody fields of g all‘ a field and Pleasant Hill, this long pursuit has covered te'er. cavalry of this army with undying renown. Like ge ll wo roux hounds with the game in full view. you have lira the neither hunger nor fatigue, and the hoarse cannon, an d t o t ringing rifle have replaced in this stern chase the sonoro ° horn and the' joyous halloo. Whether charging c r). f : , 3 ! , shoulder to shoulder with our noble infantry, or your squadrons on the masses of the foe, or hanging' °Olt, flyi n g columns with more than the tenacity of th e C°6214,03 you have been admirable in all. Conquer you r own vl,llO and you can conquer the world. Our artillery has been' admiration of the army. Boldly advancing, without a against the heavy metal of the hostile fl e et; twill :3l)er De ' : o ften without support, within range of musketry, or retscing ing last on the field to pour grape and canister into aciv al ' oe y columns, our batteries have been distinguish ed in !h es() proportion as opportunity was afforded. Soldiers o'nioia aro great and noble deeds, and they will live in Char the and in song as long as the Southern race exists to h° it of the South languishes in the invader's grasP' earth. But much remains yet to do. The fairest cil_e sons mourn her fate in every land. The checks of o il trote l daughters yet mantle with the blush raised by tb _ lo ur tyrant's insult; not a Confederate soldier returns to hi b. g t hro be from this sad Venice of the South but recounts witd Ling hoard and tearful eye how, amidst danger au jc i s these nob'e women—angels upon earth—cheered 1 : via at bons.' fiteement, and relieved his wants. To view the , lie her If7r smiles of these fair dames will be a soldier's prou..deere bt the brightest leaf in his chaplet of laurels. Solat ,10(ot though a army marches towards New Orleans; and s. a ,, reach the goal, the hearts of her patriot women shall high with joy, responsive to the echoes of your g f 3